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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
6
Local notice states a subscription prepaid for one year at 2.01 dollars with postal entry at Spring Valley Illinois. The brief confirms second class mail status and post office filing.
A critical look at investing through others expertise shows the farmer and merchant risk money in management schemes. It contrasts supposed easy profits from packing plants and oil ventures with the need for due diligence. The piece warns you cannot get something for nothing and there is no royal road to wealth.
The piece argues that the prohibition amendment fails due to lack of broad public support, turning the nation toward lawbreakers. It suggests a moderate law legalizing wine and light beer would ease enforcement and cites rising crime and vigilance committees in Detroit and Chicago as impacts of the current prohibition.
Mr and Mrs John Thompson enjoy a new victrola. The Nawas shopped in La Salle. John Thompson and Wm Grubbe called on business in Princeton Saturday. The Rick couple shopped in Princeton. Elmer Gross and Harry Savage couples visited EF G Searl s Saturday night. Atkins family visited Marian Charles near Iskilwa. Mrs George Clark returned to South Bend after five week at her mother s. Dominic Lorenzino was absent from school a week due to burns from hot water.
Mark A. Coyne reports relief from back pain dizziness and kidney issues after using Dean's Kidney Pills obtained at Rathbun's Pharmacy. He states the product cured him and notes the price as 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Mfrs Buffalo N Y backs the claim.
A humorous exchange features a husband and wife debating muzzling their dog. When the wife refuses, they compromise with the wife muzzling the husband, delivering a light punchline about role reversal and domestic banter.
In a casual exchange, a homeowner explains plans to finish the cellar with rugs on cement floors and pictures on the walls. The goal is to create a homey, respectable entertaining space for friends.
A dealer notes a customer as a potential buyer of an oriental vase. The assistant questions whether she appears wealthy and concludes she has money but not recently. The dealer considers targeting her in a shortcut theft attempt.
In a playful dialogue a student questions a professor about his father’s work as a goose shepherd. The professor confirms the family craft and jokes that his heritage prepares him to bundle geese, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a girls' school setting.
A Foreigner misreads a proverb about drinking as the Native asks for clarification. The Foreigner suggests a loose man when intoxicated, prompting the Native to challenge the misinterpretation and spark a language misunderstanding.
A farmer offers hay in exchange for a horse and a neighbor, baffled by a so called pleasure car, laments its constant trouble. The back and forth reveals a humorous misunderstanding over useful vs ornamental value. The dialogue pokes fun at practical needs versus flashy luxuries.
A witty see saw on marriage dreams and wary suitors. The piece hints that a competent cook may win a spouse while fairy tale charm struggles against practical reality.
A witty exchange about a flimsy pasteboard flat and its builder. The old fogg questions who built better than they knew while the grouch insists the contractor did not construct the dwelling.
A tender exchange shows a young woman unsure of her fundraiser aim as an adult presses for a concrete goal. The respondent offers a sizeable pledge of 1000 dollars, implying a substantial charitable effort behind the collection.
A brief exchange hints at a humorous street saying about luck and superstition. The dialogue uses a metaphor about luck at craps and tapping wood to explain an impulsive action. No external people or organizations are named.
A gossiping crowd weighs a plain girl against a sudden fortune. Remarks circle around an uncle’s bequest of one million dollars, changing perceptions as opinions shift from harsh to surprised about her appearance.
Miss Oldgirl muses on writing a love story drawn from personal experience while Miss Young counsels a happier ending. The exchange hints at creative plans and advice between two writers.
A witty exchange plays on color as a man shifts to green with envy and then reddens when confronted. The dialogue highlights how jealousy alters appearances and behavior in a brief humorous exchange.
A terse dialogue about breaking deadlock two and possible methods. One character questions the pattern of forcing agreement while another suggests a skeleton key as an alternative approach. The exchange hints at problem solving and the tension of stalemates in decision making.
The American Red Cross health centers expand across the central division prioritizing health education and disease prevention this winter. Branch centers extend services to remote areas with volunteer or paid staff, repeating exhibits and lectures to reach neglected communities.
The Red Cross is prepared to aid communities after disasters with food clothing shelter and funds plus doctors nurses and experienced workers. In the past year four disasters a month struck the United States causing 850 deaths 1 500 injuries and 13 000 homeless across 150 communities in 27 states.
In a state federation primary of the United Mine Workers of America Pacific Illinois branch, Farrington of Springfield won the presidency nomination for the Illinois branch after canvassing returns. Ed Dobbins of Belleville led Zimmerman of Springfield for international board. Harry Fishwick won the vice presidency and Walter Nesbit the secretary treasurer nomination. A special notice promotes Argo-Phosphate Tablets for fatigue and strength via Thompson Drug Co.
Jas Watson recalls a hog cholera outbreak on his father's farm after 20 hogs died and others fell ill. A veterinarian linked rodents to the germs, prompting use of RAT-SNAP rat killer. The ad promotes three sizes priced 35c 65c and 1.25 with a guarantee through Fehr and Cumming and Thompson Drug Co.
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